Ax-2: A Step Beyond

Relive the #Ax2 mission. 10 days. 126 orbits. 26 research projects. 4 crew: Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi On May 21, 2023, the crew of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), to include Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ax-2 is the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and the four-person multinational crew made history as the first Axiom Space mission with both private and government sponsored astronauts. #axiomspace #space #nasa -- -- -- Axiom Space is building for beyond, guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, Axiom Space operates end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while developing its successor, Axiom Station – the world’s first commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, which will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. For more information about Axiom Space, visit . X (formerly Twitter): Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: